1979 Cork Senior Football Championship

Dates

11 April 1979 – 21 October 1979

Teams

Champions

St. Finbarr's (5th title)
Noel Aherne (captain)
Pat Lougheed (manager)

Runners-up

Castlehaven
Tim O'Regan (captain)
Ned Cleary (manager)

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

104 (2.54 per match)

Points scored

693 (16.9 per match)

Top scorer(s)

T. J. O'Regan (2-23)

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The 1979 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 91st staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 11 April 1979 and ended on 21 October 1979.

Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Castlehaven at the semi-final stage.

On 21 October 1979, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 3-14 to 2-07 defeat of Castlehaven in the final.^[1] This was their fifth championship title overall and their first title since 1976.

Castlehaven's T. J. O'Regan was the championship's top scorer with 2-23.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

Castlehaven^[2]

Results

Division 1

St. Nicholas' v Nemo Rangers

11 April 1979	St. Nicholas'	0-08 - 3-15	Nemo Rangers	Ballinlough
	P Burke 0-3, R Whitley 0-2, T O'Neill 0-2, L Mulcahy 0-1.		T Dalton 1-6, J Barrett 1-1, K Collins 0-4, D Murphy 1-0, D Allen 0-2, D O'Driscoll 0-1, J Kerrigan 0-1.

St. Nicholas' v St Michael's

19 April 1979	St. Nicholas'	4-06 - 1-08	St Michael's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	T O'Neill 2-1, R Whitley 1-2, L Mulcahy 1-0, T O'Brien 0-2, J O'Neill 0-1.		R Cummins 1-2, P Crowley 0-3, D Buckley 0-2, B Field 0-1.

Nemo Rangers v St Michael's

29 April 1970	Nemo Rangers	0-14 - 0-06	St Michael's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	T Dalton 0-4, K Collins 0-3, J Barrett 0-3, S Hayes 0-2, N Morgan 0-1, D Linehan 0-1.		D Buckley 0-3, P Crowley 0-1, B Field 0-1, R Cummins 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v Clonakilty

29 April 1979	St. Finbarr's	1-08 - 1-03	Clonakilty	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	J McCarthy 1-1, J O'Callaghan 0-3, C Myers 0-2, J Allen 0-1, W O'Donnell 0-1.		P Griffin 1-0, D McCarthy 0-2, O O'Mahony 0-1.

St Michael's v St. Finbarr's

5 May 1979	St Michael's	0-11 - 1-06	St. Finbarr's	Ballinlough
	D Buckley 0-6, T Lyons 0-2, A Creagh 0-1, B Field 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1.		F O'Mahony 1-1, J o'Callaghan 0-2, J Allen 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1, W O'Driscoll 0-1.

Nemo Rangers v St. Finbarr's

16 June 1979	Nemo Rangers	2-07 - 1-09	St. Finbarr's	Church Road, Blackrock
	K Collins 1-2, J Barrett 1-0, D Allen 0-3, S Hayes 0-1, T Dalton 0-1.		J O'Callaghan 1-1, R Kenny 0-2, J McCarthy 0-2, J Cremin 0-1, J Allen 0-1, F Twomey 0-1, C Ryan 0-1.

St. Nicholas' v Clonakilty

16 June 1979	St. Nicholas'	5-07 - 3-09	Clonakilty	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	R Whitley 2-2, L Mulcahy 2-0, T O'Neill 1-1, D O'Donovan 0-2, JJ O'Neill 0-1, P Burke 0-1.		E O'Mahony 2-6, P Gavin 1-0, D McCarthy 0-1, P Griffin 0-1, P O'Neill 0-1.

Nemo Rangers v Clonakilty

29 July 1979	Nemo Rangers	3-12 - 1-06	Clonakilty	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	J Barrett 0-7, T Dalton 1-0, S Hayes 1-0, D Linehan 1-0, M Dorgan 0-3, J Hennebry 0-1.		E O'Mahony 0-4, M O'Donovan 1-0, P O'Neill 0-1, P Griffin 0-1.

St Michael's v Clonakilty

12 August 1979	St Michael's	0-13 - 0-05	Clonakilty	Cloughduv
	D Buckley 0-6, D Shaughnessy 0-2, T Murphy 0-2, P Moylan 0-1, A Creagh 0-1, P Ward 0-1.		P Griffin 0-4, J Power 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v St. Nicholas'

12 August 1979	St. Finbarr's	2-16 - 2-04	St. Nicholas'	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J Barry-Murphy 1-2, F O'Mahony 1-1, R Kenny 0-4, J Allen 0-3, F Twomey 0-2, J McCarthy 0-2, J Cremin 0-1, D Philpott 0-1.		T O'Neill 1-1, P O'Doherty 1-0, G O'Callaghan 0-2, D O'Donovan 0-1.

St Michael's v St. Nicholas'

28 August 1979 Play-off	St Michael's	0-10 - 1-04	St. Nicholas'	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	D Buckley 0-4, P Ward 0-2, P Kavanagh 0-2, C O'Leary 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1.		T O'Neill 1-2, R Whitley 0-1, J Buckley 0-1.

Division 2

Millstreet v Naomh Abán

15 April 1979	Millstreet	0-11 - 0-08	Naomh Abán	Castle Grounds, Macroom
	T Kenneally 0-5, V Coakley 0-2, B McSweeney 0-2, D Crowley 0-1, N Crowley 0-1.		D Healy 0-3, D McCarthy 0-3, J Healy 0-1, P Lynch 0-1.

University College Cork v Bishopstown

19 April 1979	University College Cork	1-09 - 0-09	Bishopstown	Ballinlough
	S Walsh 1-0, A Lotty 0-3, D Buckley 0-2, L Gould 0-2, H Moynihan 0-1, C Kearney 0-1.		D Collins 0-3, E Murphy 0-3, M Fleming 0-1, T O'Reilly 0-1, J Crowley 0-1.

Bishopstown v Naomh Abán

6 May 1979	Bishopstown	5-10 - 2-05	Naomh Abán	Coachford
	R Murphy 3-1, D Collins 1-1, J Crowley 1-1, E O'Connor 0-2, T O'Reilly 0-2, K Ronan 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1.		C Twomey 1-0, J Lynch 1-0, D Healy 0-2, J Lucey 0-1, G Healy 0-1, J Hoare 0-1.

University College Cork v Millstreet

6 May 1979	University College Cork	2-06 - 0-09	Millstreet	Coachford
	C Kearney 1-0, H Moynihan 1-0, A Lotty 0-3, L Gould 0-3.		T Kenneally 0-5, D O'Hare 0-2, M O'Riordan 0-1, P Flynn 0-1.

Bishopstown v Millstreet

16 June 1979	Bishopstown	1-12 - 1-11	Millstreet	Coachford
	M Fleming 1-1, E Murphy 0-3, J Crowley 0-3, T O'Reilly 0-2, N Murphy 0-1, D Collins 0-1, G Herlihy 0-1.		D O'Hare 1-2, J Coleman 0-3, T Kelleher 0-2, P Flynn 0-1, P Kenneally 0-1, B Sweeney 0-1, M Reardon 0-1.

Naomh Abán v University College Cork

1 July 1979	Naomh Abán	1-09 - 1-06	University College Cork	Ballyvourney
	J Hoare 1-1, J Lynch 0-2, C Twomey 0-1, G Healy 0-1, D Healy 0-1, S Mullane 0-1, F McSweeney 0-1, L Forde 0-1.		R Bunyan 1-3, M O'Leary 0-1, A Lotty 0-1, D Buckley 0-1.

Division 3

Glanworth v Na Piarsaigh

15 April 1979	Glanworth	2-06 - 1-08	Na Piarsaigh	Watergrasshill
				Referee: F Halbert (Watergrasshill)

Dohenys v Castlehaven

15 April 1979	Dohenys	0-07 - 1-07	Castlehaven	Wolfe Tone Park, Bantry
	C O'Rourke 0-4, D O'Herlihy 0-2, M Cagney 0-1.		TJ O'Regan 0-4, F Collins 1-0, B Terry 0-1, D Collins 0-1, J O'Mahony 0-1.

Dohenys v Bantry Blues

6 May 1979	Dohenys	1-10 - 1-09	Bantry Blues	Rossa Park, Skibbereen
	C O'Rourke 0-4, V O'Sullivan 1-0, R Kelleher 0-3, J Collins 0-1, B Herlihy 0-1, B O'Rourke 0-1.		P McCarthy 0-5, T Delaney 1-1, G Lynch 0-1, M Kelly 0-1, F Carroll 0-1.

Castlehaven v Glanworth

6 May 1979	Castlehaven	2-14 - 2-04	Glanworth	Innishannon
	TJ O'Regan 1-3, F Collins 1-2, B Collins 0-5, B Terry 0-2, A Collins 0-1, M Byrne 0-1.		J O'Brien 1-1, A Fahy 1-1, J Courtney 0-2.

Na Piarsaigh v Dohenys

26 May 1979	Na Piarsaigh	1-09 - 1-09	Dohenys	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	R McDonnell 1-1, John O'Sullivan 0-2, D Murphy 0-2, F Buckley 0-2, B Kelleher 0-1, Jerome O'Sullivan 0-1.		C O'Rourke 0-5, D Crowley 1-1, B O'Rourke 0-1, R Kelleher 0-1, V O'Sullivan 0-1.

Castlehaven v Bantry Blues

27 May 1979	Castlehaven	1-11 - 1-07	Bantry Blues	Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
	TJ Regan 0-5, D Minihane 1-0, F Collins 0-3, B Terry 0-2, B Collins 0-1.		A Delaney 1-1, D Barron 0-4, V McCarthy 0-1, M Kelly 0-1.

Na Piarsaigh v Bantry Blues

16 June 1979	Na Piarsaigh	2-12 - 2-05	Bantry Blues	Castle Grounds, Macroom
	D Murphy 1-3, B Kelleher 1-1, John O'Sullivan 0-4, Jerome O'Sullivan 0-2, Jim O'Sullivan 0-1, R McDonnell 0-1.		M Kelly 2-2, A Delaney 0-1, M Clifford 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1.

Glanworth v Dohenys

17 June 1979	Glanworth	2-09 - 0-14	Dohenys	Ballinhassig
	DJ Ryan 1-3, D Courtney 1-2, J Courtney 0-2, P O'Brien 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1.		C O'Rourke 0-7, J Carroll 0-4, D O'Herlihy 0-2, R Kelleher 0-1.

Na Piarsaigh v Castlehaven

1 July 1979	Na Piarsaigh	1-10 - 2-04	Castlehaven	Clonakilty
	John O'Sullivan 1-4, R McDonnell 0-3, D Murphy 0-2, J Buckley 0-1.		B Collins 2-1, C Collins 0-1, TJ O'Regan 0-1, F Collins 0-1.

Glanworth v Bantry Blues

1 July 1979	Glanworth	3-04 - 1-09	Bantry Blues	Innishannon
	DJ Ryan 1-1, C Aherne 1-1, J O'Neill 1-0, D Courtney 0-1, A Fahy 0-1.		G Lynch 1-1, P McCarthy 0-4, A Delaney 0-2, V McCarthy 0-1, M Clifford 0-1.

Castlehaven v Glanworth

4 August 1979 Play-off	Castlehaven	3-09 - 3-04	Glanworth	Innishannon
	D Minihane 2-1, J Cleary 1-1, D Collins 0-2, TJ O'Regan 0-2, C Collins 0-1, A Collins 0-1, J Nolan 0-1.		DJ Ryan 1-2, D Courtney 1-0, J Courtney 1-0, J Curtin 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1.

Division 4

Duhallow v Muskerry

20 May 1979 Round 1	Duhallow	2-10 - 1-09	Muskerry	Ballyvourney
	N O'Connor 1-1, G O'Sullivan 1-1, P O'Connor 0-3, J O'Keeffe 0-2, J O'Leary 0-2, A O'Mahony 0-1.		S Murphy 1-4, P Lucey 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-1, D Walsh 01-, M Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: D Casey (Ballyclough)

Imokilly v Carrigdhoun

20 May 1979 Round 1	Imokilly	1-11 - 0-06	Carrigdhoun	Church Road, Blackrock
	T Murphy 1-3, W Ahern 0-3, T Hegarty 0-3, E Ryan 0-1, J Fleming 0-1.		G Hanley 0-4, E Hanley 0-2.

Avondhu v Seandún

20 May 1979 Round 1	Avondhu	2-10 - 1-08	Seandún	Castlelyons
	P Lonergan 1-2, M Mullins 1-1, T O'Callaghan 0-2, N Kirby 0-2, T Molan 0-1, M Monaghan 0-1, F O'Grourke 0-1.		P O'Regan 1-4, B Murphy 0-2, P Holland 0-1, J Horgan 0-1.

Duhallow v Avondhu

9 June 1979 Round 2	Duhallow	1-08 - 1-10	Avondhu	Banteer
	J Cronin 1-0, P O'Connor 0-3, N O'Connor 0-3, A O'Mahony 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1.		A Monaghan 1-1, M Mullins 0-2, J O'Connor 0-2, P Lonergan 0-2, N Kirby 0-2, G Madigan 0-1.

Beara v Carbery

17 June 1979 Round 1	Beara	2-04 - 0-10	Carbery	Beara Park, Castletownbere
	T O'Sullivan 1-1, B O'Dwyer 1-1, O O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1.		T Murphy 0-4, T Holland 0-2, R Wilmot 0-2, M Burns 0-1, D Houlihan 0-1.

Beara v Carbery

1 July 1979 Round 1 replay	Beara	1-09 - 1-08	Carbery	Beara Park, Castletownbere
	B O'Dwyer 1-4, S O'Shea 0-2,F McCarthy 0-1, JJ O'Sullivan 0-1, O O'Sullivan 0-1.		T Holland 1-5, R Wilmot 0-1, N McNamara 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: A Twomey (Ballincollig)

Beara v Imokilly

5 August 1979 Round 2	Beara	1-08 - 2-06	Imokilly	Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
	B O'Dwyer 0-7, S O'Shea 1-0, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		E Ryan 0-5, D Kearney 1-1, S O'Brien 1-0.

Quarter-finals

Avondhu v Bishopstown

1 September 1970 Quarter-final	Avondhu	2-07 - 1-05	Bishopstown	Watergrasshill
	P Lonergan 1-2, G Mulcahy 1-2, D O'Hagan 0-2, N Kirby 0-1.		E Murphy 1-0, M Fleming 0-1, J Crowley 0-1, E O'Connor 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, T O'Reilly 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v St Michael's

1 September 1979 Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	0-07 - 0-04	St Michael's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J Allen 0-2, C Ryan 0-1, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, F O'Mahony 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1, M Lynch 0-1.		P Kavanagh 0-2, D Buckley 0-2.

Castlehaven v University College Cork

1 September 1979 Quarter-final	Castlehaven	0-10 - 0-09	University College Cork	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	F Collins 0-4, TJ O'Regan 0-3, A Collins 0-2, B Terry 0-1.		D Buckley 0-3, A Lotty 0-2, H Moynihan 0-1, R Bunyan 0-1, C Kearney 0-1, J Nodwell 0-1.

Semi-finals

Castlehaven v Nemo Rangers

15 September 1979 Semi-final	Castlehaven	1-07 - 0-09	Nemo Rangers	Clonakilty
	TJ O'Regan 1-2, D Minihane 0-2, A Collins 0-2, J Cleary 0-1.		D Allen 0-3, M Dorgan 0-2, K Collins 0-2, D Murphy 0-1, J Kerrigan 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v Avondhu

16 September 1979 Semi-final	St. Finbarr's	0-14 - 1-08	Avondhu	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	G McCarthy 0-7, C Ryan 0-3, J Allen 0-2, F O'Mahony 0-2.		G Mulcahy 1-3, D O'Hagan 0-2, T Monaghan 0-2, P Lonergan 0-1.

Final

St. Finbarr's v Castlehaven

21 October 1979 Final	St. Finbarr's	3-14 - 2-07	Castlehaven	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J Allen 1-2, G McCarthy 0-5, J Barry-Murphy 1-1, M Lynch 1-1, F Twomey 0-2, C Ryan 0-1, F Mahony 0-1, R Kenny 0-1.		F Collins 1-0, D Minihane 1-0, TJ O'Regan 0-3, B Terry 0-3, D Collins 0-1.	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	T. J. O'Regan	Castlehaven	2-23	29	8	3.62
2	Danny Buckley	St Michael's	0-23	23	6	3.83
3	Tom O'Neill	St. Nicholas'	5-07	22	5	4.40
3	Gerry McCarthy	St. Finbarr's	1-19	22	7	3.14
5	Colman O'Rourke	Dohenys	0-20	20	4	5.00
6	Francis Collins	Castlehaven	3-10	19	7	2.71
7	Bobbie O'Dwyer	Beara	2-12	18	3	6.00
8	Eoin O'Mahony	Clonakilty	2-11	17	3	5.66
	Timmy Dalton	Nemo Rangers	2-11	17	5	3.40
	Jimmy Barrett	Nemo Rangers	2-11	17	5	3.40

Miscellaneous

Castlehaven make their first appearance at senior level.
Castlehaven qualified for the final for the first time in their history.

References

^ "The Barrs - A History". St. Finbarr's GAA website. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
^ "Castlehaven club pays tribute to Padraig Burke who guided them to senior glory". The Echo. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

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